• 181st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.11% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 129 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shì (Shi4)surname Shi
2. shì (shi4)life • age • generation • era • world • lifetime • epoch • descendant • noble

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

世界 
乱世 (亂世)

Medium Frequency

一生一世 
 
世上 
世事 
世人 
世俗 
世家 
世故 
世界观 (世界觀)
世纪 (世紀)
世间 (世間)
乱世佳人 (亂世佳人)
人世 
今世 
出世 
前世 
去世 
在世 
尘世 (塵世)
盛世 
绝世 (絕世)
处世 (處世)
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  • 288th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.08% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 69 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
fieldhumanNo glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiè (jie4)boundary • scope • extent • circles • group • kingdom (taxonomy)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jiè (jie4)The component is pronounced as 'jiè' (jie4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

世界 

Medium Frequency

境界 
外界 
张家界 (張家界)
 
界面 
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  • 334th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 75 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. guàn (Guan4)surname Guan
2. guān (guan1)to look at • to watch • to observe • to behold • to advise • concept • point of view
3. guàn (guan4)Taoist monastery • palace gate watchtower • platform

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for guān (guan1)The component is pronounced as 'guàn' (guan4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for guān (guan1)The component is pronounced as 'xuān' (xuan1). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for guàn (guan4)The component is pronounced as 'guàn' (guan4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
4. Pronunciation clue for guàn (guan4)The component is pronounced as 'xuān' (xuan1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

High Frequency

参观 (參觀)
围观 (圍觀)
乐观 (樂觀)
观察 (觀察)
观念 (觀念)
观看 (觀看)
观众 (觀眾)
观音 (觀音)
观点 (觀點)

Medium Frequency

世界观 (世界觀)
主观 (主觀)
价值观 (價值觀)
可观 (可觀)
壮观 (壯觀)
外观 (外觀)
奇观 (奇觀)
宏观 (宏觀)
客观 (客觀)
审美观 (審美觀)
微观 (微觀)
悲观 (悲觀)
改观 (改觀)
旁观 (旁觀)
旁观者 (旁觀者)
景观 (景觀)
直观 (直觀)
美观 (美觀)
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观世音 (觀世音)
观光 (觀光)
观后感 (觀後感)
观摩 (觀摩)
观望 (觀望)
观止 (觀止)
观火 (觀火)
观赏 (觀賞)
达观 (達觀)
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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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